50-Minute Corned Beef Brisket

Name: 50-Minute Corned Beef Brisket
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Jewish, American, Irish
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Brown Sugar; 1 whole Corned Beef; 2 tsp Garlic Powder; 2 tsp Pickling Spice; 1 cup Water

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Jewish 🇮🇱American Irish Low-Carb Heart-Healthy ❤️Gluten-Free Carnivore 🥩Comfort-Food

After an overnight soak that tempers the salt, this Instant Pot version yields a tender, sliceable 50-Minute Corned Beef Brisket infused with warm pickling spices and a hint of brown sugar. Juicy and robustly seasoned, it’s great for a cozy dinner and perfect for piling onto sandwiches or serving with potatoes and cabbage.

Prep10 mins
Cook1 hr
Serves6
DifficultyEasy

1

Fill a covered container with enough water to submerge the corned beef. Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Remove the corned beef from its packaging and rinse well to wash off the curing residue. Place it in the water in the container; keep the spice packet. Add more water to cover if needed. Soak for 8 hours to overnight.
2

Combine 1 1/2 cups water, the spice packet, and pickling spice in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as an Instant Pot). Place a rack insert in the pot.
3

Remove the beef from the soaking liquid and season both sides with garlic powder. Set the beef on the rack, fat-side up, cutting it in half if needed to fit. Close and lock the pressure cooker lid. Choose high pressure according to the manufacturer's instructions; set the timer for 50 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the pressure to build.
4

Release the pressure using the natural-release method per the manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Move the corned beef to a cutting board. Cover with aluminum foil and let it rest for a few minutes before carving.